A History of West Germany 1, From Shadow to Substance - Dennis L.Bark & David R.GressCondition Very GoodPublished by Basil Blackwell, Oxford 1989ISBN 0631167870When the guns fell silent at 11pm on 8 May 1945, Germany, which for four centuries had been the pivot of the Continent and the scene of repeated attemts to dominate its neighbours, ceased to exist. On that day, the Germans, whether they realised it or not, received a double burden, of moral as well as material devastation.579pp with black and white plates.# 18795sE6